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Independence

Independence—and the rights of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” are what our country was based on.  A few of the stories in this collection deal with our American history and the Declaration of Independence.  Others deal with the taking away of some American’s independence and freedom and their struggle to achieve what they deserve.  And lastly many of the stories are about our own personal freedoms and independence.

• John Adams Speaks for Freedom*  by Deborah Hopkinson
• Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground RR*  by Ellen Levine
• Oh, the Places You’ll Go!*  by Dr. Seuss
• Cheyenne Again*  by Eve Bunting
• Judy Moody Declares Independence*  (part of a chapter book) by Megan McDonald
• Weslandia^  by Paul Fleischman
• Malcolm X  by Arnold Adoff
• Just Us Women^  by Jeannette Caines
• Miss Rumphius^  by Barbara Cooney
• Little Red Bird  by Nick Bruel
• The Man Who Lived Alone  by Donald Hall
• Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins  by Carole Boston Weatherford
• Freedom Summer  by Deborah Wiles
• Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt  by Deborah Hopkinson
• Buster  by Denise Fleming
• Emma’s Turtle  by Eve Bunting
• The Voyageur’s Paddle  by Kathy-jo Wargin
• I Will Never, Not Ever, Eat a Tomato^  by Lauren Child
• A Very Important Day^  by Maggie Rugg Herold
• Meerkat Mail  by E. Gravett
• How Many Days to America^  by Eve Bunting
• Follow the Drinking Gourd^  by Jeannette Winter
• Amos Fortune: Free Man  (chapter book)  by Elizabeth Yates

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